archive 11·02·2013

corporate

• Barclays to announce huge cost cuts

  British bank Barclays is reportedly to cut 2,000 jobs from its investment banking business. New… 11/02/13 14:23 CET

• Peugeot to get state aid, but with conditions

  PSA Peugeot Citroen has got temporary approval from Brussels for some of the state aid it is being… 11/02/13 14:15 CET

europa

• Cyprus rejects ‘bail-in’ of island’s depositors

  Cyprus will oppose forcing losses on uninsured depositors to rescue the country’s banking system… 11/02/13 19:00 CET

generationy

• The keys to success for young European actors

  To succeed as an actor, you need talent. But that is not enough. That is what Valeria Sitaru, a… 11/02/13 18:55 CET

interview

• Zeffirelli: ‘Italy neglects its responsibility’ to the world

  He is one of the last icons of Italian cinema and theatre. Franco Zeffirelli, who turns 90 this… 11/02/13 16:22 CET

markets

• European markets at close: 11.02.2013

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newsplus

• Pope ‘wanted to resolve’ Church’s problems

  Vatican analyst Angela Ambrogetti has published many articles about the Holy See and the various… 11/02/13 22:32 CET

pictureoftheday

• Carnival fever grips Rio de Janeiro

  A reveller from the Portela samba school participates in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de… 11/02/13 11:18 CET

Sport

• Riner hungry for more titles

  After winning all there is to win as a heavyweight judoka – the world title – the European crown… 11/02/13 16:22 CET

• France dominate Paris grand slam

  The French contingent proved a dominant force at their home judo Grand Slam in Paris on the second… 11/02/13 10:21 CET

world news

• New Pope by Easter after Benedict XVI resigns

  Vatican sources say there will be a new Pope by Easter, which falls this year on March 31. In an… 11/02/13 12:01 CET

• Will Smith joins Rio Carnival revellers

  Hopes of achieving a Guinness world record for the biggest street party at the Rio carnival were… 11/02/13 09:58 CET

• Mali troops hunt for Islamists in Gao after rebel attack

  In Mali, French forces are leading efforts to secure the centre of Gao after Islamist rebels… 11/02/13 23:04 CET

• Frail pope quits – leaves at end of February

  The Pope has resigned. Benedict XVI astonished cardinals in the Vatican with the surprise… 11/02/13 20:27 CET

• Pope’s shock resignation: reaction from Rome

  Shockwaves are being felt around the world following the resignation announcement of Pope Benedict… 11/02/13 20:15 CET

• Church-goers wish Pope well

  Ordinary Catholics reacted to varying degrees when word reached them about the head of their… 11/02/13 20:06 CET

• Astonishment in Vatican at pope’s resignation

  The last time a pope resigned was in the Middle Ages, so it is perhaps no surprise that this… 11/02/13 19:50 CET

• Several killed in blast at Turkey-Syria border

  The Turkish government says 13 people were killed and 28 wounded when a vehicle – thought to be a… 11/02/13 19:21 CET

• Stakes raised in the horsemeat scandal

  The horsemeat scandal blame-game has heated up. The discovery of horsemeat disguised as beef in… 11/02/13 19:00 CET

• Merkel: ‘utmost respect’ for Pope’s decision

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a heartfelt reaction to the shock resignation of Pope Benedict… 11/02/13 17:19 CET

• A history of papal resignations

  Benedict XVI is the first pope to resign in almost 600 years and in all of papal history there have… 11/02/13 17:08 CET

• Europeans react to Pope’s shock resignation

  Many Europeans reacted with shock to the news that Pope Benedict XVI is to resign. On Monday, the… 11/02/13 16:41 CET

• The Pope’s resignation statement

  Pope Benedict announced his planned resignation on Monday and the Vatican put out this official… 11/02/13 13:08 CET

• Benedict XVI’s record questioned as pope

  Joseph Ratzinger became Pope in 2005, following Jean-Paul II, after one of the Vatican’s briefest… 11/02/13 12:40 CET

• US cleans up after winter blizzard and tornado

  A tornado described as around 1.6 kilometres wide has struck the US state of Mississippi. In its… 11/02/13 12:29 CET

• India: station stampede kills 36 during Kumbh Mela

  At least 36 people were killed in a stampede at a railway station in northern India on February 10… 11/02/13 11:23 CET

• Baby attacked by fox

  A four-week-old baby is recovering after being dragged from his cot by a wild fox which had got… 11/02/13 11:15 CET

• Reward offered in hunt for ex-cop suspected of three murders

  As the search continues in California for an ex-policeman suspected of three murders, a $1 million… 11/02/13 07:52 CET

• Heavy gunfire erupts in northern Mali town

  Heavy gunfire and running street battles between Malian troops and suspected Islamist insurgents… 11/02/13 07:48 CET

• Jordan’s King Abdullah promises electoral reform

  King Abdullah of Jordan has promised electoral reform to make parliament more representative, after… 11/02/13 07:39 CET

• ‘Conspiracy’ and ‘mafia’ claims in horsemeat scandal

  Government ministers in Britain are claiming a complex conspiracy lies behind the widening… 11/02/13 07:34 CET

• Baftas: Affleck’s Argo crowned best film

  It may have been a cold and rainy London outside but everyone soon warmed up inside as awards began… 11/02/13 07:25 CET

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